New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04
PERSONAL.


Ex-Governor Long, Of Massachusetts,, has gone
for jaunt through the lake country OF Maine.
Miss josephine Calhoun has returned to her home
at NEWMARKET, N j., after six years study in Ger
many. She Is a granddaughter Of the late Rev. Dr.
Calhoun Of Connecticut niece Of Of Judge Calhoun,
OF Brooklyn. and sister Of Lieutenant George A.
Calhoun, u. 5. n.
Tho Duchess Ludovica, in Bavaria, Is very fond Of
hearing her daughter the Empress Elizabeth of Aus
tria, play the either.
Knole House, sevenoaks, the seat of Lord Sack
who, which recently came being destroyed by
fire. place Of considerable note before the
days Of Edward /, and DUrfey says, in abiding to
it, that Knoll NEST famous in Kent still appears,
We're mansions surveyed for thousand long years"
Tho stables were known as the Kings stables ever
since King Henry WIS time, although he was
probab the first he certainly not the last
monarch who visited the place. That potentate so
much admired the situation Of the house that In royal
fashion he forced the Archbishop. My Lord Gran
ner 10 make bin a present Of Knole Cranmer
tried 70 induce Henry to think the residence too SMALL
That settled the question. and tho Archbishop iorth-
with made over the property to MIN.
General TchernaieR KatkOf's successor ON "The
Moscow Gazette" has been not only soldier but
also a notary and newspaper editor. The Emperor
Alexander III was, however, SO shocked at this dis
tngushed commanders becoming lawyer that nc
called upon him to let the toga. in new sense. give
way TO arms" and General Tchernaef accordingly
purchased The Russian World to support the claims
of the SlavOnic populations of the Balkan Peninsula
upon the sympathy and assistance of Russia Not
content with writing, Tchernaicn, "a q man vi
action started subscription for the Insurgents IN
Bosnia and the Herzegovina sent military correspond
ents to the scene OF action to help the insurgents
not with newspaper articles alone, but also WIN
money, arms aud leadership and finally went MIN
self to Servia take command OF the nerVlah army,
strengthened by $500 on 1000 russian Voiuh-
teerS
Tho Hon Joseph r. Hawley sailed from Liverpool
yesterday on the Cunard steamship Etruria
Judge Dresser. of Maine relates. that In the LesS
lature Of 1e3o the Hon. Hannibal Hamn was speaker
% one morning In the House. after tho morning
hour il happened all the members eagerly reading
their papers rs there good deal Of Interesting
rows. The Speaker promptly called to order ana
announced that the House was ready for business
Nobody seemed 10 notice him. Thereupon MIR. Hamlin
snapped M a paper. turned his back to the House
and began reading himself. Ten, fifteen, twenty
Iuinutcs passed away: the members had got through
their papers and wondered what up. The Speaker
Sat back to the House, reading yet. Mr. Speaker,
Mir speaker said member after another from the
lo1r Mr.. Hamn moved not. Finally. Ar. Appleton
OF Portland may be the ExChief Justicej arose and
addressed the Clerk There does not appear to be
any speaker present. and move, Mr. Clerk, that We
proceed the choice OF Speaker pro tenn Insanity
Alr. lamln turned In his char, and SAID: Inc
Speaker Il present and begs 10 say ~ the hOnOfaliu
House that promptly at tho expiration OF the morning
hour and accordance with established usage, he
IsJtihcd the House that 1t was ready for business,
but found IL wa not ready. and trusted IL now was
ter II was a case of absent mndedness In committee
" the whole.